COUGARS FOR
THE COMMUNITY
ABOUT COUGARS FOR THE COMMUNITY
Cougars for the Community is Columbus State’s student service organization and they are always open and welcoming to new members. Our purpose is to fulfill campus and community needs through service and charitable actions. Cougars for the Community hosts and participates in various service projects with campus departments and community organizations. In total, from September 2013 to Present, Cougars for the Community members have completed almost 100 service projects and 3500+ combined hours of community service. Cougars For The Community is also an Award Winning Organization. In its first year, Cougars For The Community was awarded the 2014 "Best New Organization of the Year Award" and the 2014 "Community Service Excellence Award". In 2015, they were awarded the "Community Service" Award and the "Event of the Year" award for their monthly work with the YWCA Family Center.
Our College
Cougars for the Community is supported by the Columbus State campus life department, Student Engagment and Leadership (SEaL).​
Click here to go to SEaL's webpage.
Our History
It is important to create a safe place for students to get together with others that have the same passion for service while learning how to give back to their community. Learning how to not only serve but to also build a strong network of partnerships and friendships. The original idea for Cougars for the Community came from an Economics Professor at Columbus State named Selloane Asiamah. She, along with a student employee, Thomas Capps and a handful of student founders, Kamara Willoughby, Mitch Rausch, Kevin Hong, Ikea Haralson, Lexi Coulson, Jo Hachet and Maria Fernandez. They worked together to develop ideas for the club and began promoting service opportunities to the student body in Fall 2013.​